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Beyond Portraiture: Creative People Photography $13.30 Great portraits go beyond a mere record of a face. They reveal one of the millions of intimate human moments that make up a life. In Beyond Portraiture, renowned photographer Bryan Peterson shows how to spot those “ah-ha!” moments and capture them forever. A teary child…old people laughing together…a smiling girl with big, big hair. Everyone remember pictures like these, usually taken by a…

FACES: Photography and the Art of Portraiture $18.03 There is so much detail to be captured in a face. Cicero (106-43 BC) said: “The face is a picture of the mind as the eyes are its interpreter.” To capture a person’s personality, there are so many things to keep in mind and the authors of Faces show us how to match up a personality with lighting, posing, and composition. Portraiture is truly an art and this book dives deep into the details so that…

Creative Portrait Photography $14.70 Edgy, evocative portraits and unique post-processing details make this the most creative, hip portrait book available. It goes beyond the technical aspects of lighting and posing (though they are well covered) and reveals how to capture the essence of your subject’s true inner self.  Acclaimed photographer Natalie Dybisz offers advice on building trust, planning shoots, directing people, and usin…

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Amphoto Books Beyond Portraiture: Creative People Photography $24.95 Amphoto Books, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, is a leading publisher of photography books that inspire and instruct amateur and professional photographers of all levels. Known for clear content, stunning images, high-quality production, and expert authors, Amphotos program answers the needs of todays image-makers, with books on exposure, lighting, composition, nature, wedding photograph…

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Beyond Portraiture $16.99 Great portraits go beyond a mere record of a face. They reveal one of the millions of intimate human moments that make up a life. In Beyond Portraiture , renowned photographer Bryan Peterson shows how to spot those ah-ha! moments and capture them forever. A teary child…old people laughing together…a smiling girl with big, big hair. Everyone remember pictures like these, usually taken by a mother, a father, a friend holding a camera, forever preserving small yet revealing vignettes of our personal histories. But we always relied on pure luck and chance to catch those moments. Peterson’s approach explains what makes a photo memorable, how to spot the universal themes that everyone can identify with, and how to use lighting, setting, and exposure to reveal the wonder and the joy of everyday moments. Beyond Portraiture makes it easy to create indelible memories with light and shadow. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Faces: Photography and the Art of Portraiture $29.24 There is so much detail to be captured in a face. Cicero (106-43 BC) said: "The face is a picture of the mind as the eyes are its interpreter." To capture a person’s personality, there are many things to keep in mind, and the authors of "FACES" show us how to match up a personality with lighting, posing, and composition. Portraiture is truly an art, and this book dives deep into the details so that you end up with a gorgeous portrait that both you and your subject love. Not only is this book the most comprehensive title available on portraiture, but it contains stunning images. Each image is paired with a lighting diagram, a description of why the type of image was chosen, and then takes you through postproduction to put the finishing touches on. The authors also showcase a gallery of portraits by renowned photographers. *Written by Paul Fuqua and Steven Biver, two of the authors of Light-Science and Magic * gallery of celebrity photographs by Nadav Kander, Joyce Tenneson, Sandro Miller, George Holz, Brent Stirton, and Dan Winters showcases both the studio and photojounalistic styles of portraiture * wide breadth of portraits — from street shots to studio shots, with a lighting diagram to accompany most of these * the most gorgeous book for one of the most sought after photographic genres – people and portraits

Engagement Portraiture $19.99 This illustrative guide offers definitive proof that engagement photos should no longer be overlooked as a basic or included feature of a wedding package. A traditional rite of passage for engaged couples and a long-standing service provided by photography studios worldwide, engagement photo sessions allow photographers an early chance to get to know their clients prior to the event, make a memorable personal gift for brides and their families, and increase the client’s confidence in the photographer’s work. With this in mind, this reference covers every aspect of achieving success from making the first consultation a smash to delivering finished products that ensure client satisfaction. Featuring inspirational examples from professionals at the top of their field, this valuable resource offers instructions on how to design signature collages, albums, and other merchandise as add-on products to a print order and how to incentivize the purchase of these products by clients through careful product packaging. Also included are tips for marketing a couple’s portraits to their friends and family, as well as for integrating the portraits into the wedding itself by adding them to wedding announcements, save-the-date cards, ceremony programs, and much more.

Beyond Portraiture: Creative People Photography $22.84 Great portraits go beyond a mere record of a face. They reveal one of the millions of intimate human moments that make up a life. In "Beyond Portraiture," renowned photographer Bryan Peterson shows how to spot those "ah-ha " moments and capture them forever. A teary child…old people laughing together…a smiling girl with big, big hair. Everyone remember pictures like these, usually taken by a mother, a father, a friend holding a camera, forever preserving small yet revealing vignettes of our personal histories. But we always relied on pure luck and chance to catch those moments. Peterson’s approach explains what makes a photo memorable, how to spot the universal themes that everyone can identify with, and how to use lighting, setting, and exposure to reveal the wonder and the joy of everyday moments. "Beyond Portraiture" makes it easy to create indelible memories with light and shadow.

Portraiture $20.99 This fascinating new book explores the world of portraiture from a number of vantage points, and asks key questions about its nature. How has portraiture changed over the centuries? How have portraits represented their subjects, and how have they been interpreted? Issues of identity, modernity,and gender are considered within a cultural and historical context. – ;This fascinating new book explores the world of portraiture from a number of vantage points, and asks key questions about its nature. How has portraiture changed over the centuries? How have portraits represented their subjects, and how have they been interpreted? Issues of identity, modernity, and gender are considered within a cultural and historical context. Shearer West uncovers much intriguing detail about a genre that has often been seen as purely representational, featuring examples from African tribes to Renaissance princes, and from 'stars' such as David and Victoria Beckham to ordinary people. In the process, she shows us how to communicate with the past in an exciting new way. – ;a fascinating book…gorgeous examples – Independent

The Subject in Art: Portraiture and the Birth of the Modern $26.94 Challenging prevailing theories regarding the birth of the subject, Catherine M. Soussloff argues that the modern subject did not emerge from psychoanalysis or existential philosophy but rather in the theory and practice of portraiture in early-twentieth-century Vienna. Soussloff traces the development in Vienna of an ethics of representation that emphasized subjects as socially and historically constructed selves who could only be understood–and understand themselves–in relation to others, including the portrait painters and the viewers. In this beautifully illustrated book, she demonstrates both how portrait painters began to focus on the interior lives of their subjects and how the discipline of art history developed around the genre of portraiture. Soussloff combines a historically grounded examination of art and art historical thinking in Vienna with subsequent theories of portraiture and a careful historiography of philosophical and psychoanalytic approaches to human consciousness from Hegel to Sartre and from Freud to Lacan. She chronicles the emergence of a social theory of art among the art historians of the Vienna School, demonstrates how the Expressionist painter Oskar Kokoschka depicted the Jewish subject, and explores the development of pictorialist photography. Reflecting on the implications of the visualized, modern subject for textual and linguistic analyses of subjectivity, Soussloff concludes that the Viennese art historians, photographers, and painters will henceforth have to be recognized as precursors to such better-known theorists of the subject as Sartre, Foucault, and Lacan.

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Photography $24.8 Since its introduction nearly 200 years ago, photography has become part of everyday life, a position consolidated by the recent development of digital imaging and manipulation. Used to confirm identity, to sell products, to reshape the real, to visualize the news, to record and communicate the personal moment, and as an art form in its own right, photography is now one of the most accessible and pervasive of media. "Photography: The Key Concepts" provides an ideal guide to the place of photography in our society and to the extraordinary range of photographic genres. Outlining the history of photography and explaining the body of theory which has built up around its use, the book guides the reader through the genres of documentary, portraiture, landscape, still life, art and global photography. Illustrated with a range of historical and contemporary images and case material, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in photography.

Portraiture? – Book $21 This fascinating new book explores the world of portraiture from a number of vantage points, and asks key questions about its nature. How has portraiture changed over the centuries? How have portraits represented their subjects, and how have they been interpreted? Issues of identity, modernity, and gender are considered within a cultural and historical context. Shearer West uncovers much intriguing detail about a genre that has often been seen as purely representational, featuring examples from African tribes to Renaissance princes, and from ‘stars’ such as David and Victoria Beckham to ordina

Galton’s Portraiture $29.99 Galton’s Portraiture – Photographic Print

Rembrandt and Dutch Portraiture Rembrandt and Dutch Portraiture $3.95 Probably the greatest master of Dutch painting, this seventeenth-century artist painted portraits that are filled with drama and powerful psychological insight.

Sight-Size Portraiture $21.97 Aimed at artists, art historians, and everyone interested in portraiture, this technique is examined through a series of projects The sight-size portrait method, in which the artist stands back at a distance to view the picture and sitter side by side and to scale, is examined in this practical book. Painter Nicholas Beer demonstrates the technique in a series of projects that culminate in portrait painting. He also includes sections on the history of sight-size, early treatises on portraiture, and the "philosophy" of seeing.

The Art and Science of Portraiture $53.99 "The writing is beautiful, the ideas persuasive, and the picture it paints of the process of careful observation is one that every writer should read. . . . A rich and wonderful book." –American Journal of EducationA landmark contribution to the field of research methodology, this remarkable book illuminates the origins, purposes, and features of portraiture–placing it within the larger discourse on social science inquiry and mapping it onto the broader terrain of qualitative research.

Portraiture in Early India $135 In the study of Indian art prior to the Mughal period, portraiture has so far been much neglected, when its existence has not simply been denied. This book is an attempt to reassess this issue, by showing that portraits have existed in great number in early India, since probably the first artistic achievements. Through a close scrutiny of sculpted and (more rarely) painted images brought together with textual and epigraphical references, it aims at highlighting the specificities of Indian portraiture, its relationship with divine images and, consequently, at understanding the development of Indian imagery. It questions also the social and religious implications related to this issue.

Joe’s Toronto: Portraiture $3.95 Mendelson Joe’s portraits of Torontonians amount to a significant body of work. This collection exhibits fifty portraits from the experience, along with some of his own comments.

Joe’s Toronto: Portraiture – Book $11.95 Mendelson Joe’s portraits of Torontonians amount to a significant body of work. This collection exhibits fifty portraits from the experience, along with some of his own comments.

Casanova: A Study in Self-Portraiture $19.94 Casanova (1725-1798), a Venetian who lived most of his life in exile from his beloved city, created myths about both himself and his Italian contemporaries. In this masterly biographical essay, Stefan Zweig examines the man and the city he left behind but never forgot. He notes that "imaginative writers rarely have a biography, and men who have biographies are only in exceptional circumstances able to write them . . . Casanova is a splendid, almost unique exception."

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Attic Miscellany Theatrical Portraiture No.5 $49.99 Attic Miscellany Theatrical Portraiture No.5 Giclee Print by Annibal Scratch. Product size approximately 18 x 24 inches. Available at Art.com. Embrace your Space – your source for high quality fine art posters and prints.

Pro-Photo Studio Portrait Photography $3.95 This volume covers its subject in four sections: the basics of good portraiture; the four ages, from childhood to old age; group portraits; and experimental approaches.

Studio Photography $30.95 John Child has refreshed and updated his inspirational studio photography guide to cover all the latest techniques. Now beautifully illustrated in full colour, featuring brand new student and author work, Studio Photography guides you through the techniques you need to create successful studio images. Through a clearly structured learning approach, you will stimulate and express your creative ideas using a wide variety of activities and assignments. With a strong commercial orientation, the emphasis is highly practical and focuses on technique, communication and design within the genres of still life, advertising illustration, portraiture and fashion. This successful guide is an essential tool for those working in a controlled environment where the image output is to film or digital file. You are encouraged to experiment whether you have expensive equipment, or are using natural light sources; either way you will see how it is possible to achieve acceptable results and develop your skills. Revision exercises, useful links and up to date advice are featured on the associated website www.photographyessentialskills.com.

The Photography Book $13.06 When The Photography Book was first published in 1997 it was widely acclaimed as the most important reference book ever on its subject. This new mini edition has all the visual energy and compelling insights of the original, but in a light and truly portable format, making it ideal both for dipping into and for using as a serious sourcebook. Its 500 superb images represent the world’s best photographers and encompass every sort of photography, from pictures of famous events, such as the Royal Wedding and the first landing on the moon, to familiar shots by masters of photography such as Bill Brandt and Henri Cartier-Bresson. Fashion, sport, natural history, reportage and society portraiture are all represented, as well as social documentary and art, and the host of talented names, ranging from William Henry Fox Talbot to David Bailey and Diane Arbus, spans the whole history of photography. Arranged alphabetically by photographer, each full-page image is accompanied by an illuminating text which gives a useful insight into the work and its creator, as well as extensive cross-references to others working in the same field or the same style. Glossaries of technical terms and movements and a directory of museums and galleries are included in the back of the book to provide a fully comprehensive and self-contained volume.

Location Photography $29.95 Covers all the fundamental skills required for location photography when using Digital, 35mm SLR and medium format cameras working with both existing light sources and introduced light. Through a series of practical exercises the student photographer is shown the importance of image design, communication of content and the essential techniques required for competent and consistent images capture and creation. The basic essentials, from exposure, to framing the image and how to work with light and contrast are explained in detail. New in this edition are chapters covering ‘Sensitivity and Image Capture’ and ‘Filters’. Assignments are provided for genres such as landscape, environmental portraiture and the photographic essay. Illustrated throughout with student and author work, including a new 8-page colour plate section, Location Photography is an inspirational guide as well as a structured learning tool for mastering the essential techniques. Mark Galer lectures in photography at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia – the leading photography course in the southern hemisphere. He is also co-writer and teacher on their new online photography courses. He has lectured in photography both in the UK and Australia and has worked commercially as a freelance photographer on corporate and editorial. He is also author of ‘Photography Foundations for Art and Design’, and co-author of ‘Digital Imaging: Essential Skills’ and ‘Photographic Lighting: Essential Skills’ also published by Focal Press. Email: mark.galer@rmit.edu.au

The Sandy Puc’ Guide to Children’s Portrait Photography – Book $27.95 Famed for her masterful children’s portraits and innovative methods, industry giant Sandy Puc’ presents every conceivable aspect of children’s portraiture in this quintessential guidebook.

The Best of Family Portrait Photography $19.99 Artwork from 30 of the industry’s top photographers is used to highlight both clear-cut shooting strategies and colorful, cutting-edge approaches to family portraiture in this handbook intended for idea gathering and inspiration. Advice on focal length, perspective, and maximizing the potential of digital equipment highlights the technical aspects of family portraiture while group posing strategies demonstrate how best to flatter each subject and convey a sense of family unity. A lengthy discussion of lightingthe backbone of portraitureand the manipulation of shadows and highlights instructs photographers on how to create mood and interest in a variety of lighting scenarios, both indoors and out. Specifics on adjusting body lines, colors, and shapes, working with young children, and creating a comfortable atmosphere ensure that the photographer captures the unique personality of each family with dynamic and attractive images.

Klik Showcase Photography $4.27 Displays the best from today’s finest commercial photographers working in every specialty from still life to fashion, landscape to portraiture Contains arresting imagery and award-winning four-color reproduction Supplies an overview of outstanding commercial photography Includes a practical, easy-to-use directory with complete names, addresses and phone numbers of over 11,250 photographers, representatives and stock photo agencies

Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture $39.44 An entirely new interpretation of modern American portraiture based on the history of sexual difference. "Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture," companion volume to an exhibition of the same name at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, traces the defining presence of same-sex desire in American portraiture through a seductive selection of more than 140 full-color illustrations, drawings, and portraits from leading American artists. Arcing from the turn of the twentieth century, through the emergence of the modern gay liberation movement in 1969, the tragedies of the AIDS epidemic, and to the present, "Hide/Seek" openly considers what has long been suppressed or tacitly ignored, even by the most progressive sectors of our society: the influence of gay and lesbian artists in creating American modernism. "Hide/Seek" shows how questions of gender and sexual identity dramatically shaped the artistic practices of influential American artists such as Thomas Eakins, Romaine Brooks, Marsden Hartley, Georgia O’Keeffe, Charles Demuth, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Andrew Wyeth, Andy Warhol, Robert Mapplethorpe, and many more–in addition to artists of more recent works such as Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Glenn Ligon, Catherine Opie, and Cass Bird. The authors argue that despite the late-nineteenth-century definition and legal codification of the "homosexual," in reality, questions of sexuality always remained fluid and continually redefined by artists concerned with the act of portrayal. In particular, gay and lesbian artists–of but not fully in the society they portrayed–occupied a position of influential marginality, from which vantage point they crafted innovative and revolutionary ways of painting portraits. Their resistance to society’s attempt to proscribe them forced them to develop new visual vocabularies by which to code, disguise, and thereby express their subjects’ identities–and also their own. Bringing together for the first time new scholarship in the history of American sexuality and new research in American portraiture, "Hide/Seek" charts the heretofore hidden impact of gay and lesbian artists on American art and portraiture and creates the basis for the necessary reassessment of the careers of major American artists–both gay and straight–as well as of portraiture itself.

Rick Sammon’s DVD Guide to Basic Lighting and Portraiture $16.9 Seeing the light is one of the major keys to getting a good exposure. If you learn how to see the light – the highlights and shadows in the scene, the contrast and color, the subject’s and the background’s brightness, and even the movement of light – you will become a better photographer by making better exposure decisions. In this DVD, Rick Sammon shows aspiring photographers when to control the light using a reflector, a diffuser, or a flash. He also teaches viewers that when the light is not right in certain locations, they’ll need to move the subject or change the composition of a photograph. Topics in this DVD include: * Controlling Natural Light Outdoors * Using Reflectors, Diffusers, and a Flash Outdoors * Camera Settings for this Type of Lighting: White Balance, etc. * Controlling Indoor Light * Using a Single Flash, Remote Flash, Multiple Flashes * Using Strobe Lights * Using "Hot" Lights

The Likeness of the King: A Prehistory of Portraiture in Late Medieval France $58.99 Anyone who has strolled through the halls of a museum knows that portraits occupy a central place in the history of art. But did portraits, as such, exist in the medieval era? Stephen Perkinson’s "The Likeness of the King" challenges the canonical account of the invention of modern portrait practices, offering a case against the tendency of recent scholarship to identify likenesses of historical personages as "the first modern portraits." Unwilling to accept the anachronistic nature of these claims, Perkinson both resists and complicates grand narratives of portraiture art that ignore historical context. Focusing on the Valois court of France, he argues that local practice prompted shifts in the late medieval understanding of how images could represent individuals and prompted artists and patrons to deploy likeness in a variety of ways. Through an examination of well-known images of the fourteenth- and early fifteenth-century kings of France, as well as largely overlooked objects such as wax votive figures and royal seals, Perkinson demonstrates that the changes evident in these images do not constitute a revolutionary break with the past, but instead were continuous with late medieval representational traditions. "A lively, well-researched, and insightful work of scholarship on late-medieval portraiture and its cultural and intellectual context. "The Likeness of the King" provides a strong account of late-medieval aesthetics and specific, concrete examples of image-making and the often political needs it served. It offers smart handling of literary, philosophical, and archival sources; close and insightful reading of images; and a willingness to counter received ideas."–Rebecca Zorach, University of Chicago

The Moment of Self-Portraiture in German Renaissance Art $51.49 In this groundbreaking and elegantly written study, Joseph Koerner establishes the character of Renaissance art in Germany. Opening up new modes of inquiry for historians of art and early modern Europe, Koerner examines how artists such as Albrecht Durer and Hans Baldung Grien reflected in their masterworks the changing status of the self in sixteenth-century Germany. " A] dazzling book. . . . He has turned out one of the most powerful, as well as one of the most ambitious, art-historical works of the last decade." –Anthony Grafton, "New Republic" "Rich and splendid. . . . Joseph Koerner’s book is a dazzling display of scholarship, enfolding Durer’s artistic achievement within the broader issues of self and salvation, and like Durer’s] great "Self-" "Portrait" it holds up a mirror to the modern fable of identity." — Bruce Boucher, "The Times" "Remarkable and densely argued." –Marcia Pointon, "British Journal of " "Aesthetics" "Herculean and brilliant. . . . Will echo in fields beyond the Sixteenth-Century and Art History." –Larry Silver, "Sixteenth Century " "Journal" "May be the most ambitious of recent American reflections on the mysteries of German art. His elegantly written book deals with the fateful period in the history of German art when it reached its highest point. . . . Offers deeper and more disturbing insights into German Renaissance art than most earlier scholarship." –Willibald Sauerlander, "New York Review of Books "

Figure Drawing & Portraiture: In Pencil, Chalk and Charcoal $16.1 An award-winning artist and teacher demonstrates how to draw the human figure with shading and texture, using pencil, chalk, and charcoal. With easy-to-follow advice and 82 magnificent illustrations, he covers proportion, anatomy, composition, motion, drawing from memory, and capturing emotion and character with an economy of line. Includes an 8-page color insert.

Concept to Print: Advanced Techniques in Creative Portraiture $3.95 Using his own portraits as examples, renowned photographer Stu Williamson shows how to add artistry to your work. Not all the images succeed; in one case, a dissatisfied Williamson critiques a photo, suggesting what simple changes to the details and the pose could have made all the difference. He then reveals the stunning results in later versions of the shot. For every photo, you get explanations of the original concept, how it was done, technical data, and guides to composition.

Professional Portrait Photography $19.99 By examining the work of 10 of today’s top portrait photographers and supplementing the images with interviews, this book offers insight into the working habits, equipment selection, and business strategies of those at the top of their game. In-depth and engaging, the guide also revealscreative inspiration and technical insightit reviews 15 to 20 of each artist’s most highly acclaimed images, therebyproviding an understanding of the full range of portrait styles that make up the body of modern portraiture. With the hard-won advice, strategies for success, and markedly different work included in this book,photographers will quickly learn how to evoke and capture timeless expressions, modulate lighting, create stunning compositions, and more.

Outdoor Photography: Portraits $41.06 Outdoor portraiture can be one of the most rewarding–yet daunting–photographic endeavors. Here, Cathy Joseph provides the foundation for successful outdoor photography by defining and addressing the variables (such as backgrounds, subjects, and the different qualities of natural light) that can affect outdoor shots and that may result in lackluster photography, if left unchecked. In conjunction with over 150 images from top international photographers, Joseph discusses mood and setting, placement of the subject, and the various styles of outdoor portraits. Readers will learn how to manage changes in weather, the subject’s personality, and even the incorporation of themes such as irony into their shots.

The Joy of Digital Photography $3.95 It’ s guaranteed: this all-in-color, oversized, incredibly priced manual on digital photography will be a best seller. Author Jeff Wignall has already won a legion of fans with "The Joy of Photography," and this new work will capitalize on that franchise. Wignall encourages photographers of all skill levels; his easy-to-grasp explanations of technique and equipment, and his inspirational attitude distinguish "The Joy of Digital Photography" from any other digital manual. Everything is covered: digital vision; digital tools (cameras, lenses, accessories); common problems and solutions; exposure and flash; working with light; handling weather seasons and mood; travel and landscape photography; portraiture; sports photography; post-production, including seeing, sharing, and storing digital images; basic desktop printing; the digital darkroom; a Photoshop(TM) primer; sharing the image; and much, much more.

Icons of Photography: The 20th Century $23.13 Ninety seminal images by the world’s greatest artists provide a stunning tour of the twentieth-century’s greatest photographs. From the first image, Heinrich Zille’s "Nine Boys Practising Handstands" to the final, Nan Goldin’s backstage portrait of transvestite performers, this generously illustrated volume explores photography’s impact on the way we experience the world. Every major photographer is represented in double-page spreads, which feature one full-page image, a brief essay on the artist, and additional images of note. Presented chronologically, photographs testify to the evolution of an art form that is continually reinventing itself. From portraiture, photojournalism, and abstraction, to landscape, fashion, and works that transcend genre labels, the selection of masterworks presented here demonstrates the beauty of photography in all its variety.

Langford’s Advanced Photography $51.94 The 7th edition of Langford’s Advanced Photography brings this bestselling advanced guide right up to date, with Michael Langford’s renowned level of technical detail now extended to cover all the latest in digital technology. Whether you are a serious enthusiast, a student or a training professional this book covers it all; from cameras, lenses, digital imaging sensors and films to insights into photography as an industry and how to manage accounts, charge for jobs and self promote to kick start your career. Genres are explored, from portraiture and photojournalism to aerial photography, and in-depth coverage of digital manipulation, film processing, colour theory, archiving and storage provide everything you need to know to extend your art into professional realms. – A comprehensive guide to digital and film photography for the serious amateur, student or training professional – Fully updated to cover new digital technologies, workflow and methods from image manipulation to colour management and archiving – The ONLY comprehensive guide to photography at an advanced level

Lighting for Portrait Photography $24.94 Great portraits are more than technique. They demand a broad range of skills…and a way with people. "Lighting for Portrait Photography" looks at the work of top photographers who reveal exactly how their finest portraits were created, and the beautiful full-color examples throughout the book show famous and unknown faces in commercial, editorial, and personal work. Many different styles of portraiture are covered, from simple set-ups using one light to more advanced multi-light plans. This fully revised edition of a popular original includes completely new lighting diagrams and the latest equipment and techniques. * Great examples and explanations from top photographers * Portraits of the famous and the not-so-famous–and how each image was created * Fully revised and updated with new lighting diagrams and more

The Business of Portrait Photography: A Professional’s Guide to Marketing and Managing a Successful Studio, with Profiles of 300 T $6.44 Really three books in one, this volume covers the art of portraiture, the management of a studio, and interview-format profiles.

John Hedgecoe’s Creative Photography Workbook $3.95 The ultimate manual — with 400 images and guidance on everything from portraiture to landscapes — by the world’s best-selling author on practical photography Basic grammar includes the latest on automated cameras; computer manipulation; telephoto, wide-angle, and other special lenses; exposure; lighting; and framing. Then, choose a topic — arrange portraits, from high-fashion to nudes, capture still lifes, nature, or architecture; or focus on creative concepts such as studio techniques. An Advanced Composition section takes photography further — to diagonal designs, split images, selective views, and more.

Dog Photography For Dummies $24.99 Tips and tricks for capturing your canine’s personality with every click of the camera Simply snapping a picture may not capture the playfulness or spontaneity of a dog. Knowing what kind of equipment, angle, and composition to use while photographing a dog can make all the difference in the character captured in the photo. Dog Photography For Dummies gives you practical and fun guidance for capturing your dog’s personality and turning ordinary shots into priceless memories that will last a lifetime. Covering all the latest and greatest gadgets and accessories available to capture and alter photos of your favorite pooch, Dog Photography For Dummies offers techniques that amateurs and intermediates alike can use to improve their photography skills. This hands-on guide features great examples of dog portraiture, plus tons of ideas for fun new places to pose your furry friend, such as the beach, the park, the car, in the snow, and more. Detailed discussions of color versus black-and-white, indoors versus outdoors, composition, and capturing movement Advice on how to get a dog to sit still Considerations for photographing a shy dog who is scared of the camera Guidance on making the most of natural light Tips for photographing dogs with black (or dark) coats How to photograph people and dogs together Whether for decorating, memories, or holiday cards, Dog Photography For Dummies makes it easy to capture the best of your four-legged friend.

Digital Fashion Photography $34.99 Geared towards both professionals and people working to become professionals, this book offers essential instruction on digital fashion photography. With digital photography taking the industry by storm, this is an opportune time to learn the ins and outs of shooting models in the studio and on location by using digital equipment. This book includes how-tos for those interested or already involved in fashion photography-how to set up fashion specific shots whether in-studio or on-location, how to use digital equipment to get the shot you want, etc. With its huge audience, high paychecks and glamorous international lifestyle, fashion photography may seem like one of the world's most sought-after professions. For every fashion photographer who makes it through the door of a top magazine, a thousand others find their niche in fashion advertising, art photography, celebrity portraiture or even paparazzi work to make a living. This book combines educational digital photography information that is related to digital photography in general as well as the areas and issues indigenous to the professional fashion photography world. Its visual nature carries the same appeal as fashion magazines worldwide-people love to look at images of beautiful people. With informative content and breathtaking images, from simple to futuristic, this is undeniably an engaging book, perfect for this audience.

Secrets of Great Portrait Photography $39.99 In this sexy, bold book, Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer Brian Smith tells the stories behind the photos and lessons learned in 30 years of photographing celebrities and people from all walks of life. Smith’s long list of famous and infamous subjects includes pro basketball players Dwayne Wade and Shaquille O’Neal; billionaires Bill Gates, Richard Branson, and Donald Trump; tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams; actors Anne Hathaway, Antonio Banderas, Christopher Walken, Taye Diggs, Jane Krakowski, and William H. Macy; and many more. You’ll get the inside scoop on what goes on at a celebrity photo shoot in this gorgeous guide to making professional portraits. Smith has mastered how to make a meaningful portrait on a magazine’s budget and on a celebrity’s schedule, which can sometimes be 15 minutes or less. Smith reveals his tips on connecting with people, finding the perfect location, telling a great story through portraiture, getting the ideal pose, capturing emotion and gestures, arranging unique group shots, and lighting the scene just right. You might not be photographing the rich and famous, but after reading Smith’s tell-all guide, you’ll know how to give everyone who makes their way in front of your camera the star treatment.

Dog Photography for Dummies $20.42 Tips and tricks for capturing your canine’s personality with every click of the camera Simply snapping a picture may not capture the playfulness or spontaneity of a dog. Knowing what kind of equipment, angle, and composition to use while photographing a dog can make all the difference in the character captured in the photo. "Dog Photography For Dummies" gives you practical and fun guidance for capturing your dog’s personality and turning ordinary shots into priceless memories that will last a lifetime. Covering all the latest and greatest gadgets and accessories available to capture and alter photos of your favorite pooch, "Dog Photography For Dummies" offers techniques that amateurs and intermediates alike can use to improve their photography skills. This hands-on guide features great examples of dog portraiture, plus tons of ideas for fun new places to pose your furry friend, such as the beach, the park, the car, in the snow, and more.Detailed discussions of color versus black-and-white, indoors versus outdoors, composition, and capturing movementAdvice on how to get a dog to sit stillConsiderations for photographing a shy dog who is scared of the cameraGuidance on making the most of natural lightTips for photographing dogs with black (or dark) coatsHow to photograph people and dogs together Whether for decorating, memories, or holiday cards, "Dog Photography For Dummies" makes it easy to capture the best of your four-legged friend.

Studio Photography: Essential Skills $3.46 John Child has updated and improved his inspirational studio photography guide to further stimulate your creative ideas. Fully illustrated with brand new student and author work, a colour section is now also included to show the photographic effects to their full advantage. You are guided through the use of studio equipment for a wide variety of different purposes. With a strong commercial orientation, the emphasis is highly practical and focuses on technique, communication and design within the genres of still life, advertising illustration, portraiture and fashion. This successful guide is an essential tool for those working with small, medium and large format cameras in a controlled environment where the image output is to film or digital file. You are encouraged to experiment whether you have expensive equipment, or are using natural light sources; either way you will see how it is possible to achieve acceptable results and develop your skills. John Child lectures in photography at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia – the leading photography course in the southern hemisphere. He has worked for many years as a professional photographer, with clients including Ford, L’Oreal, American Express and British Airways. Benefit from the successful, highly structured learning approach to ensure you understand the fundamental skills Reinforce your skills with a wide variety of practical activitiesLearn all the essential principles of studio photography

Successful Glamour Photography $9.85 A completely revised edition of a best-selling classic, this book lets photographers in on all the secrets of successful, professional glamour photography. It explains how professional photographers achieve their results and how readers of this book can match many of those techniques in their own photography. Jargon-free text discusses lighting equipment needed, whether a digital camera or film should be used, and how to pose models and set up location shots. Filled with hundreds of stunning glamour photographs to highlight the techniques being taught, this book explains every facet of this fascinating, complicated, competitive, yet lucrative genre of photography. – For photographers interested in professional techniques for female portraiture – Profiles more than 350 stunning, full-color glamour photographs – Also available: "How to Photograph Women Beautifully" (0-8174-4018-6), "Classic Glamour Photography" (0-8174-3673-1), and "Lighting for Glamour Photography" (0-8174-4232-4) – This replaces 0-8174-5924-3, which has sold over 100,000 copies

The Theatre of the Face: Portrait Photography Since 1900 $81.15 - An engaging and authoritative account of the history of portrait photography by one of the world’s leading photography critics – An essential title for all photography students and enthusiasts, and for anyone interested in portraiture – one of the most popular and enduring of all genres – Covering many styles and movements, it includes work by pioneers such as Edward Sheriff Curtis, seminal figures like Walker Evans, Cecil Beaton and August Sander, as well as artists such as Martin Parr, Cindy Sherman and Philip-Lorca diCorcia – With over 300 black and white and colour photographs, this book offers a new perspective on the history of photography by examining the personalities both behind and in front of the camera – Kozloff considers portraiture the central project of photography

Monte Zucker’s Portrait Photography Handbook $37.13 Master of portraiture Monte Zucker presents page after page of essential photographic lessons to enable photographers to achieve and exceed their financial and artistic goals. Providing instructions on how to conduct a well-crafted client consultation, readers will learn which angles of the face to photograph, how to pose the body, where to place the camera, and the proper positioning of lighting equipment in order to cultivate an emotional connection with clients to produce an ideal image. Chapters with expert advice on digital imaging cleanup and finishing techniques, clothing and makeup selection, and location and studio backdrop options to reinforce portrait concepts are also included.

The Best of Family Portrait Photography: Professional Techniques and Images – Book $31.95 Artwork from 30 of the industry’s top photographers is used to highlight both clear-cut shooting strategies and colorful, cutting-edge approaches to family portraiture in this handbook intended for idea gathering and inspiration.

Digital Photography Expert: Portrait Photography: The Definitive Guide for Serious Digital Photographers $3.95 Hundreds of beautiful color photographs show how to master photography’s most popular subject: the art of portraiture. By combining traditional photographic skills with the limitless possibilities offered by digital, this expert guide helps amateurs successfully portray people in the rituals of daily life, frame the figure in the image, utilize high-speed techniques to catch memorable moments, and create a picture essay to document an event. Find out a variety of ways to photograph groups, babies, and children; capture the fleeting expression; and get the right lighting for character and drama. Follow the tips for shooting unobserved on the street and doing reportage; for using wide-angle or medium telephoto techniques; and for dealing respectfully with other cultures. Be the photographer whom everyone wants to record family gatherings, weddings, and other special occasions. And, of course, there’s also advice on taking a formal portrait, including how to set up a makeshift studio.

Photography Pastforward: Aperture at 50 $6.94 Since its founding in 1952, Aperture has grown from a small periodical to a cultural phenomenon that reaches the largest and most diverse audience for significant photography worldwide. By examining it’s own history, "Photography Past/Forward: Aperture at 50" explores the currents in photography that have brought the medium to its present status as one of the most important art forms, and arguably, the most powerful medium of communication. It also demonstrates how Aperture has shaped and furthered this evolution, expanding the international audience for photography. A remarkable selection of images culled from every period of Aperture’s history illuminate photography’s ever-expanding ability to evince uncommon beauty and render subjects as diverse as landscape and portraiture to issues of international social concern, whether civil rights, AIDS, domestic abuse, freedoms of speech, environmental conservation, or mass migration, to name a few. Other selections will explore evolving photographic techniques that have allowed image-makers to push artistic boundaries, from Aperture’s revival of the vintage photogravure process to current explorations in the digital realm. With groundbreaking images by such early masters as Joseph Nicephore Niepce and William Henry Fox Talbot to seminal figures in the history of the magazine including Paul Strand, Dorothea Lange, Minor White, Ansel Adams, Barbara Morgan, and Henri Cartier-Bresson, this lush publication traces the evolution of both the magazine and the photographers whose work has become an important part of its story. Long-time collaborators Sally Mann, Eugene Richards, Richard Misrach, Robert Adams, Nan Goldin, Cindy Sherman, andMary Ellen Mark, among many others, have made a selection of recent work, which together with images and original spreads from past issues offer a dynamic view of the medium’s breadth of focus and innovation. Remaining true to Aperture’s history of providing a vital sounding board for a vast community of thinkers on and practitioners of photography, "Photography Past/Forward: Aperture at 50" is supplemented by texts-excerpted from "Aperture "issues #1 (1952) through #165 (2001)-in which a range of voices from Nancy and Beaumont Newhall to Danny Lyon, Madonna, and Arthur Danto expound theories, manifestos, musings, and critiques on a broad range of photography-related subjects.

Phototherapy and Therapeutic Photography in a Digital Age $44.95 The digital age has brought about a world-wide evolution of phototherapy and therapeutic photography. This book provides both a foundation in phototherapy and therapeutic photography and describes the most recent developments. Phototherapy and Therapeutic Photography in a Digital Age is divided into three sections: In the first, an introduction and overviews from different perspectives; in the second, approaches and contexts, including phototherapy, re-enactment phototherapy, community phototherapy, self-portraiture, family photography. This is followed by a conclusion looking at the future of phototherapy and therapeutic photography in terms of theory, practice and research. The book is for anyone interested in the therapeutic use of photographs. It will be of particular interest to psychological therapists and especially psychotherapists, counsellors, psychologists and art therapists, as well as photographers and others wishing to explore further the use of photographs therapeutically within their existing practices.

The Changing Face of Portrait Photography: From Daguerreotype to Digital $30.37 A richly illustrated volume examines ten photographers’ portrait work and explores the power of the portrait and the role it plays in our personal and national identities. "The Changing Face of Portrait Photography" explores ten groups of portraits selected from within the Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s Photographic History Collection. The selections represent work by specific photographers with diverse relationships to portraiture, and through their sampling take a focused look at changing convention, theory, and technologies.

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The Art of Reflection: Women Artists’ Self-Portraiture in the Twentieth Century $10.03 Self-portraiture has long been a means for the male artist to assert an identity as masterful creator or tortured soul; women have overwhelmingly been presented as objects, and rarely as subjects of self-portraiture. In recent years, however, women artists have used their work to disrupt this tradition. With 43 illustrations of works by Louise Bourgeois, Frida Kahlo, Alice Neel, Cindy Sherman, and Jo Spence, among others, "The Art of Reflection" is the first sustained inquiry into the appropriation of self-portraiture by women. In suggestive critical meditations on paintings, photographic work, sculpture, performance art, and body art, Marsha Meskimmon shows how twentieth-century women artists have undermined male-centered definitions of how "the artist" depicts the self. Drawing upon feminist theory and philosophy from Simone de Beauvoir to Luce Irigaray, "The Art of Reflection" casts doubt on the idea of self-portrait as a mirror, in which the static self is rendered accurately and naturalistically. Meskimmon evokes a series of myths about what an artist is, how "he" should be represented, and how "his" work is to be read as autobiography. Through close readings of the imaginative self-representations of women artists -as male artist and god, as central player in the studio and in the Christian passion- she shatters these myths. In an absorbing assessment of the ways women artists have negotiated the complex group of roles ascribed to "woman," Meskimmon considers the partially nude painting by pregnant artist Paula Modersohn-Becker and performance artist Annie Sprinkle’s confrontation of the thin line between celebration of female sexuality and objectification of the femalebody. As a nuanced appreciation of the interpretations of self-portraiture among women artists, "The Art of Reflection" will prove an invaluable resource on a subject that has received little attention from art criticism. Meskimmon’s work also presents a bold challenge to critical tradition, compelling readers to rethink the meaning of the genre as a whole.

The Face of Courage: Eric Kennington, Portraiture and the Second World War $25.19 The powerful, poignant and unforgettable portraits of soldiers in charcoal and pastel Eric Kennington produced during the Second World War established him as "among the most capable draughtsmen" of the day. He was frequently mentioned by leading art critics as equal in skill to contemporaries such as Augustus John, William Orpen, and John Singer Sergeant. His work was routinely placed in the same class as such giants from the past as Botticelli, Van Eyck, Durer, Hans Holbein the Younger, Cranach, Ingres, and Goya. The incisive, crystalline quality of his draughtsmanship was especially admired, the variety of effects he could achieve with the subtlest change in pressure on a stick of charcoal or pastel. This book brings together a fine selection of Kennington’s war portraits, along with accounts of his sitters’ dramatic careers and the context of these works.

The Art of Domestic Life: Family Portraiture in Eighteenth-Century England $42.15 This book is the first to explore English family portraiture in the 18th century, a varied category ranging from small-scale conversation pieces to grandiose, full-length images. Kate Retford probes this much-loved genre to trace the values and meanings behind these compositions. While early images by artists such as Arthur Devis depicted sitters stiffly posed, later in the century scenes of affection and intimacy were created by portraitists like Thomas Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds. In the country-house collections, portraits first emphasized ancestry and inherited virtue, but later emphasized the domestic merits of the family. "The Art of Domestic Life" contributes a wealth of visual evidence to the history of the family. It offers important insights into both the innovations and traditions in family portraiture of this period, drawing on in-depth research into paintings, the lives of the sitters depicted, and the domestic spaces in which portraits were hung.Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

Backstage Pass: Rock & Roll Photography $11.68 This striking collection of photographs features nearly every important figure in the world of rock & roll, from Elvis to Eric Clapton, the Beatles to Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix to John Coltrane. Many of the nearly one hundred images have rarely been published, and all reveal fascinating glimpses of celebrities off stage, away from the glare of the spotlights. Shot from the mid-fifties to the mid-nineties, the portraits often have a spontaneous, informal, and everyday feel, and most record their subjects before they had become immensely famous–and well practiced in posing for photographs. The more than fifty photographers who contribute to the volume are among the most talented in their field, including Lee Friedlander, Lynn Goldsmith, Bob Gruen, Mick Rock, and many more. Three original essays address topics suggested by the photographs. The authors discuss the coded nature of celebrity portraiture, the 1970s music scene in New York City, the frank sexuality of rock musicians, and how the Beatles’ look evolved over time. This book will be treasured not only by fans of rock & roll music and admirers of photographic portraits, but also by those who remember the vanished time when photographers had genuine access to performers, and were a crucial element in the worlds they were documenting.

On-Camera Flash Techniques for Digital Wedding and Portrait Photography – Book $27.95 With this guidebook, photographers learn how to create stunning, professional images while avoiding the common pitfalls of using an on-camera flash. Techniques for using simple accessories—such as bounce cards and diffusers as well as how to improve a lighting scenario by enhancing it rather than overwhelming it—show photographers how to master this challenging aspect of portraiture.

The Art of Bridal Portrait Photography: Techniques for Lighting and Posing – Book $23.95 Focusing solely on the bride, this wedding portraiture book provides methods for pre-wedding shots, on-location photographs, and studio sessions. Included are ways to achieve proper exposure and contrast, tips for orchestrating props, and lighting and posing techniques to minimize and conceal flaws.

On-Camera Flash Techniques for Digital Wedding and Portrait Photography $32.73 With this guidebook, photographers learn how to create stunning, professional images while avoiding the common pitfalls of using an on-camera flash. Techniques for using simple accessories–such as bounce cards and diffusers as well as how to improve a lighting scenario by enhancing it rather than overwhelming it–show photographers how to master this challenging aspect of portraiture. For wedding and environmental portrait photographers who must work in ever-changing lighting scenarios, executing these tips to evade flat, lifeless images with harsh shadows, washed-out skin tones, cavernous black backgrounds, and other unappealing visual characteristics results in not only better images, but happier clients and more sales.

Marketing and Selling Black & White Portrait Photography $19.99 Photographers who specialize in black and white or who wish to add black-and-white portraiture to their repertoire will find invaluable tips in this complete marketing manual. This book shows photographers how set up black-and-white displays for maximum impact. It also discusses how to generate new business using posters, newsletters, mailers, and special promotions, where and when to advertise, and how to build business by donating services to local charities. A detailed look at other business specifics such as structuring an effective price schedule, helping clients pick final images, and adding special serviceslike hand-colored portraitshelp photographers get their business in focus.

Photography in 100 Words: Exploring the Art of Photography with Fifty of Its Greatest Masters $3.95 The question ‘What is photography?’ is not an easy one to answer. Many thousands of words have been written in an effort to do so, in academic journals and in books by cultural commentators such as Susan Sontag and Roland Barthes. If we acknowledge that it is impossible to provide a definitive answer, can we at least distil the meaning of photography into somewhat fewer words, and get to the very essence of the medium without diminishing its importance as an art form? This book aims to do just that. David Clark has selected 50 iconic images by some of the world’s greatest photographers and asked them to explain how the pictures were made and their creative approach. From these interviews he has chosen 100 words – two from each photographer – that encapsulate their philosophy, and which are picked out in bold in the text. Martin Parr, for example, likes to capture ambiguity in many of his images, whereas David Bailey hopes for the perfect accident. For Harry Benson a news picture must have a sense of crisis while reportage photographer Paolo Pellegrin sees his role as that of a witness. And while Harry Cory Wright strives for completeness in his landscapes, Michael Kenna is drawn to the idea of suggestion. The highlighted words work on two levels. As well as giving insights into iconic images from the photographers who took them, they build over the course of the book into a unique creative lexicon of the photographic medium – one which crystallises its many aims and functions, perspectives and meanings. Thought-provoking, insightful and inspirational, Photography in 100 Words will appeal to all photographers and anyone who seeks a better understanding of the medium. * Features a host of famous names, including Ralph Gibson, Art Wolfe, Elliott Erwitt, David Bailey, Martin Parr, Frans Lanting, Nick Danzinger, Dennis Stock and Yann-Arthus Bertrand * World renowned photographers discuss their philosophy and approach, and explain their iconic images * Includes photographers from all branches of the medium, from landscape to still-life, portraiture to reportage

Total Digital Photography: The Shoot to Print Workflow Handbook $6.74 This full-color title is designed to be a classic reference for the millions of photographers going to digital, from enthusiasts shooting family events and vacations with their SLRs, to professionals creating journalistic prints and fine art. Its the only book on the market with a focus on complete, end-to-end workflow from shoot to print. Its tied to Adobes latest version of Photoshop, which boasts an installed base of 4 million Serge Timacheff is a professional photographer living in Pacific Northwest. He is the official photographer for the International Fencing Federation, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, and he photographs fencing at World Championships and the Summer Olympics. His 100-percent digital studio provides portraiture, event, commercial, and boudoir photography, and his fine art photographs appear in galleries and individual collections worldwide. David Karlins is a digital imaging expert, Web designer, teacher, consultant and author of numerous books and magazine articles.

Nadar/Warhol: Paris/New York: Photography and Fame $13.27 This engaging catalog features the photographic portraiture of the nineteenth-century Parisian Nadar and the twentieth-century New Yorker Andy Warhol. The two photographers have more in common than one might suppose, particularly as adroit manipulators who simultaneously promoted their own reputations and those of their subjects. Both men emerged from the Bohemia of their day to become photographers after following earlier artistic pursuits: Nadar as a writer and caricaturist, Warhol as a commercial graphic artist, then painter and filmmaker. While celebrating their individual achievements, Nadar/Warhol: Paris/New York also illuminates the role of the visual artist in the conscious creation of celebrity and the changing nature of fame. Among the many portraits in this exhibition catalog are Nadar’s photographs of such luminaries as George Sand, Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo, Jean-Francois Millet, and Sarah Bernhardt; and Warhols images of celebrities including Mick Jagger, Truman Capote, Jane Fonda, Robert Rauschenberg, Debbie Harry, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Liza Minnelli.

Capturing Light: Masterpieces of California Photography, 1850 to the Present $14.05 From Rare daguerreotypes of gold prospectors to Edward Weston’s intimate portraiture, from glamour shots of Hollywood starlets to Dorothea Lange’s arresting Dust Bowl imagery, Capturing Light offers a rich, extensive survey of the master photographers who have shaped the consciousness of a state — and a nation — for more than a century and a half. This lush book’s 200 color plates reflect the pioneer spirit and avant-garde sensibility of California, including works from such greats as Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, Edward S. Curtis, Oscar Maurer, and Carrie Mae Weems. Capturing Light also offers an illuminating series of essays by scholars who elucidate and in some cases prophesy how California’s photographers have forever changed the medium of photography and affected a nation’s conscience and aesthetic sensibility. Capturing Light is an essential work for any lover of photography and for those who seek the essence of California.

On Photography $9.99 Winner of the National Book Critics’ Circle Award for Criticis m. One of the most highly regarded books of its kind, On Photography first appeared in 1977 and is described by its author as a progress of essays about the meaning and career of photographs. It begins with the famous In Plato’s Caveessay, then offers five other prose meditations on this topic, and concludes with a fascinating and far-reaching Brief Anthology of Quotations.

Auto Focus: The Self-Portrait in Contemporary Photography $51.19 "Auto Focus" features a dazzling array of self-portraits by seventy-five of the world’s foremost contemporary photographers. Photography writer and curator Susan Bright provides a clear guide through this significant and dynamic genre, showing how issues of identity–whether national, sexual, racial, personal, or artistic–are key to understanding the work of many of today’s leading photographers. This lavishly illustrated, accessible survey is organized into five thematic chapters: diaristic and autobiographical images; pictures of the body; the use of masks and masquerade; the return to studio portraiture and the photographic album; and performance, both public and private. An informative illustrated introduction explains the history of the photographic self-portrait from the 1840s to the late twentieth century, providing an invaluable context for the recent surge in artists’ images of themselves. From intimate images of introspection and those that consciously challenge notions of ethnicity and sexuality to dramatic, stylized photographs of dreamlike scenarios, Auto Focus shows how one of the longest-established artistic genres continues to fascinate artists today.

Afterimage of Empire: Photography in Nineteenth-Century India $37.33 "Afterimage of Empire" provides a philosophical and historical account of early photography in India that focuses on how aesthetic experiments in colonial photography changed the nature of perception. Considering photographs from the Sepoy Revolt of 1857 along with landscape, portraiture, and famine photography, Zahid R. Chaudhary explores larger issues of truth, memory, and embodiment. Chaudhary scrutinizes the colonial context to understand the production of sense itself, proposing a new theory of interpreting the historical difference of aesthetic forms. In rereading colonial photographic images, he shows how the histories of colonialism became aesthetically, mimetically, and perceptually generative. He suggests that photography arrived in India not only as a technology of the colonial state but also as an instrument that eventually extended and transformed sight for photographers and the body politic, both British and Indian. Ultimately, "Afterimage of Empire" uncovers what the colonial history of the medium of photography can teach us about the making of the modern perceptual apparatus, the transformation of aesthetic experience, and the linkages between perception and meaning.

A Heart’s Awakening & Journey Home: Poetry & Photography $16.85 "Focusing on what happiness you have will help to put everything into perspective." Donna Mertz has been recording her observations, feelings, and life lessons in poetry since her creative writing teacher introduced her to the free verse style. At a very early age, Donna’s father handed her a camera and she has since spent most of her free time capturing the beauty of God’s creations. Donna was one of the first women in her area to become a professional photographer specializing in black and white portraiture. Capturing a feeling with the release of a camera shutter, or with a minimal number of words is a passion of hers. By combining the two art forms, she is able to translate her poems’ imagery with the feelings her photographs evoke. This collection of poetry, A Heart’s Awakening & Journey Home, is a personal journey of the challenges she faced to regain a balance of peace and happiness in her life after escaping an unhealthy marriage with three small children. Her poetry tells of the transition from finding peace to recognizing happiness. Donna hopes her readers, recognizing a familiar place, may also find hope for peace, happiness, and love in their own lives.

The Portrait $14.95 Glenn Rand, longtime photographic educator and Program Director for Graduate Programs at Brooks Institute, and Tim Meyer, Portrait Division Chair at Brooks Institute, have collaborated to create a thorough and balanced textbook on the modern techniques and practice of portrait photography. They have avoided the single-style viewpoint common to so many books on portraiture and have crafted a definitive resource for professionals, as well as students and avid amateurs, wishing to advance their skills in this discipline. Topics include: Quality of light and the portrait Ambient, continuous, and strobe light sources Understanding light modifiers and enhancers Mastering lighting ratios Importance and selection of backgrounds Extensive coverage of lighting setups Understanding light meters and metering in portraiture Lighting patterns on the human face Facial analysis Composition in portraiture Eliciting the appropriate expression The fine art portrait Portraiture for the masses

What Germans Wanted: 30 Years of Commercial Photography in Germany $30.44 As many professionally produced photographs outlive their short-term use, they are absorbed into the history of artistic photography. This lavishly illustrated book brings back to life the fashions, lifestyles, aesthetic concepts, and socially significant events from the last three decades of German commercial photography. Freed of their topical context, the pictures are impressive in terms of their superb design quality, and transcend their original function as fashion, advertising, or news photographs to reflect the desires, fantasies, and values that defined the new consumer culture in post-war Germany. They are drawn from various genres, such as architecture, industry, fashion, beauty, food, journalism, reportage, still life, portraiture, transportation, travel and landscape, and reconstruct a fascinating chapter in the history of photography in Germany. The BFF Bund Freischaffender Foto-Designer was founded in 1969 as a professional association. Today it comprises 500 exclusively freelance photographers and art school teachers, and is one of Europe’s most respected photographers’ associations.

How to Create a High-Profit Photography Business in Any Market $19.99 Updated to include timely tips for navigating popular social networking sites and other internet marketing opportunities, this guide to running a successful portrait studio goes beyond the initial components of a photography business and focuses on successful customer service, networking, diversification, and business management strategies. From setting goals for a business to creating an elegant studio atmosphere that impresses clients while respecting the budget, this handbook breaks down each minute consideration in the growth of a successful business. Smart managerial decisions regarding portrait-pricing strategies, employee training, telephone skills, positive relationships with suppliers, and responsible delegation of duties are complemented by practical advice on networking within a community, creating demand for high-quality portraiture, and diversifying clientele by catering to the unique needs of each client subset.

How to Create a High Profit Photography Business in Any Market $19.99 Recognizing that technical ability and studio space are only the initial components of a portrait photography business, this guide to building a thriving portrait studio focuses on successful customer service, networking, diversification, and business management strategies. From setting long- and short-term goals for a business to creating an elegant studio atmosphere that impresses clients (while respecting the budget), this handbook breaks down each minute consideration in the growth of a successful business. Smart managerial decisions regarding portrait-pricing strategies, employee training, telephone skills, positive relationships with suppliers, and responsible delegation of duties are complemented by practical advice on networking within a community, creating demand for high-quality portraiture, and diversifying clientele by catering to the unique needs of each client subset.

Photographing Children in Black & White $19.99 While color photography is the expected style for children’s portraiture, this book teaches photographers the skills they need to create highly marketable black-and-white portraits of children. Guidance is provided for seeking out locations and props that are the most amenable to black-and-white portraiture of childrenfrom portraits with siblings on the beach to a child alone with a treasured toy. Tried-and-true secrets are given for getting kids to behave, while also making sure that the children are having a good timecrucial for capturing those priceless expressions that set every child apart from the crowd.

Against the Odds: Women Pioneers in the First Hundred Years of Photography $8.71 The history of photography, and women’s role within that history, remains incomplete-despite the fact that the medium was invented more than 150 years ago. Pulitzer Prize nominee Martin Sandler’s Against the Odds: Women Pioneers in the First Hundred Years of Photography, with its carefully balanced commentary on women who have been lost to the historical record as well as those who have received their due, makes a vital contribution to the literature on women photographers. Eight generously illustrated chapters explore the various genres which developed in the first 100 years after photography’s invention, including portraiture (one of the earliest popular uses of photography); landscape; and photojournalism. The expert commentary by Martin Sandler reveals the hardships these women overcame and the considerable impact they made on the world of photography. The history of photography, and women’s role within that history, remains incomplete-despite the fact that the medium was invented more than 150 years ago. Pulitzer Prize nominee Martin Sandler’s Against the Odds: Women Pioneers in the First Hundred Years of Photography, with its carefully balanced commentary on women who have been lost to the historical record as well as those who have received their due, makes a vital contribution to the literature on women photographers. Eight generously illustrated chapters explore the various genres which developed in the first 100 years after photography’s invention, including portraiture (one of the earliest popular uses of photography); landscape; and photo-journalism. The expert commentary by Martin Sandler reveals the hardships these women overcame and the considerable impact they made onthe world of photography. The volume includes work by Dorothea Lange, who poignantly documented the hardships of Depression-era sharecroppers and Berenice Abbott, who is best known for her evocative shots of New York City. Margaret Bourke-White’s considerable influence is detailed as the photojournalist who set the standard for press images through her work at Life magazine. Lesser known figures-who were well-known in their time-including early portraitists Catherine Barnes Ward and Frances Benjamin Johnston, captured turn-of-the century African-American daily life and as such contribute considerably to our understanding of our American past.

The Portraiture of Hypocrisie, Liuely and Pithilie Pictured in Her Colours Wherein You May View the Vgliest and Most Prodigious Mo $23.92 EARLY HISTORY OF RELIGION. Imagine holding history in your hands. Now you can. Digitally preserved and previously accessible only through libraries as Early English Books Online, this rare material is now available in single print editions. Thousands of books written between 1475 and 1700 can be delivered to your doorstep in individual volumes of high quality historical reproductions. From the beginning of recorded history we have looked to the heavens for inspiration and guidance. In these early religious documents, sermons, and pamphlets, we see the spiritual impact on the lives of both royalty and the commoner. We also get insights into a clergy that was growing ever more powerful as a political force. This is one of the world’s largest collections of religious works of this type, revealing much about our interpretation of the modern church and spirituality. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ "The portraiture of hypocrisie, liuely and pithilie pictured in her colours wherein you may view the vgliest and most prodigious monster that England hath bredde." Portraiture of hypocrisie, lively and pithilie pictured in her colours Bate, John, M.A. Dedication signed: Iohn Batt. John Bate may be the same person as John Batt (STe. The last leaf is blank. Running title reads: A dialogue betweene a Christian and an atheist. 14], 192, 2] p. London]: Imprinted by Robert Robinson, for Iohn Dalderne, 1589. STC (2nd ed.) / 1579 English Reproduction of the original in the University of Chicago Library

The True Portraiture of the Kings of England Drawn from Their Titles, Successions, Raigns and Ends, Or, a Short and Exact Historic $18.05 This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher. While we have attempted to accurately maintain the integrity of the original work, there are sometimes problems with the original work or the micro-film from which the books were digitized. This can result in errors in reproduction. Possible imperfections include missing and blurred pages, poor pictures, markings and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world’s literature. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++"The true portraiture of the kings of England drawn from their titles, successions, raigns and ends, or, A short and exact historical description of every king with the right they have had to the crown"Political catechism.Parker, Henry, 1604-1652.Attributed to Henry Parker. Cf. NUC pre-1956."To the reader" signed: H.P.A political catechism: p. 49-63. 4], 63 p.London: s.n]., 1688.Wing / P430EnglishReproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery++++This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher. While we have attempted to accurately maintain the integrity of the original work, there are sometimes problems with the original work or the micro-film from which the books were digitized. This can result in errors in reproduction. Possible imperfections include missing and blurred pages, poor pictures, markings and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world’s literature.

Eikonoklastes. in Answer to a Book Intitled, Eikon Basilike, the Portraiture of His Sacred Majesty in His Solitudes and Sufferings $27.99 The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT075788Anonymous. By John Milton. The first, eighth and ninth words are in Greek characters. With a leaf of advertisements after the titlepage.London: printed for G. Kearsly, 1770. 12],294p.; 8

Erotic Home Photography: How to Take Your Own Nude Portraits $7.93 "Complete erotic portraiture how-to for couples." This book is for couples who want to share their joy through photography. Digital photography has removed the barriers that inhibited amateurs from creating their own nude photography. The erotic can now be expressed in many ways, all of which portray a person’s varied sides. Erotic Home Photography is a complete how-to guide for couples who wish to produce private images they can share between themselves. The book takes an honest and open approach with tastefully photographed women and couples. Practical advice is given for overcoming inhibitions, perceptions of idealized beauty, and becoming comfortable with being photographed nude. Valuable advice explains posing, simple cosmetic enhancements, using light and shadow and tips for shooting in a variety of exterior and interior locations. Creative tips are offered for producing beautiful images in a variety of locations, costumes and props. Particular attention is given to digital tricks to manipulate and enhance the image. On the practical side, the latest digital equipment is identified and explained in non-technical terms including: Computer technology Cameras: vital features and purchasing advice Printers, ink colors and cartridges Scanners Memory cards. Erotic Home Photography is the ideal handbook for couples who wish to improve their home photography skills.

Fine Art Wedding Photography: How to Capture Images with Style for the Modern Bride $26.3 Many semi-pro and professional wedding photographers are looking to "wake up" their style, stay current, and stimulate business. And today, that means lifestyle photography, also referred to as "fine art wedding photography." Fine art wedding photography isn’t just a catchy phrase; it’s a modern approach in which design is paramount. Fine art wedding images are more graphic and stylized than traditional wedding photojournalism, as if they were pulled from the pages of a glossy wedding or lifestyle magazine. Acclaimed wedding photographer Jose Villa was a pioneer in fine art wedding photography before it became a trendy buzzword. Here, he shares his secrets for bringing a stylized sense of composition, lighting, posing, and most important, design, to your images, while still keeping them organic and narrative. You’ll learn Jose’s trademark technique of capturing the more natural moment "after" a pose, and tips for getting images right in-camera to avoid the need for heavy postproduction. Final chapters show you how to integrate design through the delivered product, whether an album or slideshow, and continue nurturing clients after the wedding by expanding to baby and family portraiture. Packed with real-life examples, solid techniques, and stunning images from one of the wedding industry’s brightest stars, this book will both educate and inspire photographers seeking to update their work and satisfy a new generation of brides.

Hoya 82mm Diffuser $65.84 Both the Diffusion and Duto are softfocus filters. The Duffuser gives an overall soft effect while the Duto soft effect usually leaves the center sharp. Both are particularly effective in portraiture and commercial photography.

EMOLUX 58 mm Diffusion Filter (Transparent) $8.79 This 58 mm diffusion filter will provide a natural soft focus effect to sharp focused highlights. It is ideal for portraiture to correct rough textures and blemishes. It is a great accessory for photography enthusiasts.

EMOLUX 82 mm Diffusion Filter (Transparent) $12.99 This 82 mm diffusion filter will provide a natural soft focus effect to sharp focused highlights. It is ideal for portraiture to correct rough textures and blemishes. It is a great accessory for photography enthusiasts.

Using Your Autofocus 35mm Camera $3.95 Especially useful for newcomers to 35mm photography. Looks at how cameras work and what accessories, such as lenses and flash units, offer. Also includes composition, picture elements, landscapes, and portraiture.

Digital Photography Workshops Portraits: A Unique Course in a Book Taking You from Beginner to Expert $3.48 Digital Photography Workshops is a unique "course in a book" series featuring practical assignments to guide the aspiring photographer logically form basic to advanced digital techniques. It is perfect for those enthusiasts who have neither the time nor the inclination to join a photography class, but who want to learn at their own pace. Practical assignments encourage photographers to put what they learn into practice. Portraits is an accessible, entry-level course book for the novice photographer who wants to learn how to take great portrait shots. From the basics of digital camera operation to the principles of good portraiture and lighting for different scenarios, through digital editing and manipulation, output, and storage, this book is both a step-by-step guide to confident photography and a quick-reference troubleshooting tool.

100 Ways to Take Better Portrait Photographs $24.99 100 Ways to Take Better Portrait Photographs is a practical and informative guide to every aspect of portrait photography from informal pictures of family and friends to professional studio techniques. It contains: Straightforward, practical tips and advice Over 100 inspirational portrait photographs Invaluable digital manipulation techniques Whether you’re earning a living as a professional portraitist or snapping informal social shots just for fun, this latest reference volume offers clearly presented advice on the many aspects of digital and film portraiture: Composition and posing Outdoor and studio portraits Fashion, glamour and beauty shots Group portraits – family, social, corporate and business

Wes Kroninger’s Lighting $19.99 Presenting strategies to assist photographers in bringing out the beauty in their subjects, this manual shows how the previously uniquelighting techniques required within diverse areas of photography have evolved and condensed into a combined skill set. Presented in a portfolio style andusing images from real sessions with actual clients, this guide covers the necessarytools, the process of job preparation, and the fundamental techniques used to achieve success in beauty lighting. Whether creating commercial, editorial, or fine-art portraiture photography, this reference is an essential tool in developing a strong understanding of lighting principles and in creating images that resonate with viewers.

Off-Camera Flash $19.99 Professionals and advanced-level amateurs seeking to push the envelope and enhance the creativity of their shots are shown how to add mood and manipulate color in their images with this guide. Using a technique known as off-camera flash, digital photographers discover how to alter a viewer’s perception through the use of shadows to mask certain details or to draw attention to a specific feature with a simple beam of light. From a survey of the gear required to create these effects and a detailed description of how the basic techniques are executed to more challenging instruction such as close-up techniques, on-location portraiture, black-and-white photography, and capturing motion, this handbook offers digital photographers step-by-step directions for picking up the tips and tricks to set their work apart.

Nikon 55-200mm F/4-5.6 ED IF AF-S DX VR (Vibration Reduction) Zoom Lens USA – Nikon DX Lens $246.94 The Nikon AFS DX VR ZoomNikkor 55200mm f45.6G IFED Lens is a versatile and ultracompact telephoto zoom lens that offers a 3.6x zoom range ideal for portraiture sports or wildlife photography. Its equivalent focal length in 35mm terms when used on a digita

Mamiya M7 II 150mm f4.5 lens $1089 The Mamiya 150mm f/4.5 is a moderate telephoto, using a unique design of six elements in five groups, along with low and ultra-low dispersion glass to create apochromatic performance matched to the entire group of Mamiya 7 lenses. Applications include portraiture, fashion, landscape and aerial photography. Equivalent to 71mm in 35mm format. ?@

Mamiya 645 150/3.5n C Lens USA $299.99 Mamiya 150mm f3.5 is a compact telephoto lens suited for a variety of uses. Medium telephoto lens for the 645 series cameras. Applications include portraiture fashion beauty sports and landscape photography. It can be teamed up with the 2x TeleExtender fo

Master Posing Guide for Portrait Photographers $19.99 Updated with new photos and a revised text to reflect the latest techniques and styles in posing and portraiture,this second edition of a bestselling book is a welcome addition to the photography libraries of both professional and amateur photographers. Using a method called the three Cs of posing?compliment the subject, correct any appearance issues, and convey something to the viewer?the author provides step-by-step instructions on capturing natural-looking poses in endless varieties. Whether the subject is an athlete, a judge, a beauty queen, a mom, or a musician, this book shows how refining their pose can increase the ability of the portrait to resonate with viewers on an emotional level. Headshots, waist-up, three-quarter, and full-length poses?both seated and standing?are covered in detail, as well as approaches for working with special subjects such as brides, children, seniors, and couple or group portraits. Techniques are also included for posing subjects both in the studio and on-location.

Photographic Lighting $31.95 The approach taken is very practical, focusing on building on the users competence throughout the book. A new chapter, Lighting Techniques is to be included devoted to specific examples and illustrations of specific lighting techniques. These include a selection of examples; portraiture, fashion set-ups and mixed lighting techniques appropriate to a location situation. As well as a solid grounding in the principles of lighting techniques these real world examples will provide the reader with all they need to know to manage a shoot in a particular environment. Reference will also be given to digital capture running in parallel with traditional film imaging. This is an inspirational text; as well as encouraging visual expression; it is a highly structured learning tool that ensures all the essential skills are learnt and applied to help improve use of light in photography.

Mother and Child Portraits $19.99 Examining a style of photography that has become increasingly popular with families, this in-depth analysis explores the most important aspects of mother and child portraiture. Summarizing advice from seasoned professionals, this helpful reference demonstrates how to create the right environment for the shoot as well as carefully select the best props, backgrounds, and lighting for mother and child while allowing them to interact naturally. Starting with mothers and newborns, this survey works its way up through toddlers to elementary and middle schoolers and concludes with teenagers.A vastly diverse collection of images that express each photographer’s concept of what mother and child represent is also included. Filled with inspiring examples and no-nonsense techniques,thisextensive overview alsocovers photographing moms with groups of children and extended sessions that offer potentially greater sales volume.

Light Science and Magic $41.95 An amazing (and some would say magical) resource on photographic lighting that has been talked about in the community and recommended for years. This highly respected guide has been thoroughly updated and revised for content and design – it is now produced in full color! It introduces a logical theory of photographic lighting so if you are starting out in photography you will learn how to predict results before setting up lights. This is not primarily a how-to book with only set examples for you to copy. Rather, Light: Science and Magic provides you with a comprehensive theory of the nature and principles of light to allow you to use lighting to express your own creativity. Numerous photographs and illustrations provide clear examples of the theories, while sidebars highlight special lighting questions. Expanded chapters on available light in portraiture, as well as new information on digital equipment and terminology make this a must have update!

Police Photography $48.77 This text teaches the fundamentals of photography and their application to police work. It offers clear explanations of the basic elements of photography that are used in investigative police work. Special situations involving homicide, traffic accidents, arson and questioned documents are also covered. Text complemented by dozens of photographs, charts and diagrams.

Digital Photography $3.95 The Keep It Simple Series has set a new standard in how-to publishing. The truly accessible guides inspire and instruct readers and deliver all the information one needs to know about the featured subject. Expertly written with helpful diagrams, full-color photographs and illustrations, these 2 new titles give readers even more reasons to K I S S inexperience goodbye. User-friendly explanations of technical terms and equipment, clear step-by-step instructions, and full-color photography make this the ideal guide to digital photography. Find the right camera and accessories; master digital tricks, lighting and composition, while demystifying buzzwords, from pixels and jpegs to cropping and cloning.

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100 Ways to Take Better Portrait Photographs $1.99 An Easy Reference Guide to Portrait Photography* Offers inspirational techniques for digital and film photographers from novices to pros* Includes more than 100 stunning photos by an award-winning photographer* Provides practical tips for making the most of color and black and whitePrevious photography titles in this popular 100 Ways series have sold more than 20,000 copies worldwide. Whether earning a living as a professional portraitist or snapping informal social shots just for fun, this latest reference volume offers clearly presented advice on the many aspects of digital and film portraiture:* Composition and posing* Outdoor and studio portraits* Fashion, glamour and beauty shots* Group portraits—family, social, corporate and business

100 Ways to Take Better Portrait Photographs $24.99 An Easy Reference Guide to Portrait Photography* Offers inspirational techniques for digital and film photographers from novices to pros* Includes more than 100 stunning photos by an award-winning photographer* Provides practical tips for making the most of color and black and whitePrevious photography titles in this popular 100 Ways series have sold more than 20,000 copies worldwide. Whether earning a living as a professional portraitist or snapping informal social shots just for fun, this latest reference volume offers clearly presented advice on the many aspects of digital and film portraiture:* Composition and posing* Outdoor and studio portraits* Fashion, glamour and beauty shots* Group portraits—family, social, corporate and business

32 80cm 5 in 1 Photo Round Studio Collapsible Reflector Light Diffuser Kit Set $16.32 5-in-1 Portable Round Reflector It is a perfect assistant to produce excellent photo for cameraman and any other people who love photography. It’s made from high quality Korean fabric. Durable and flexible steel spring frame insures easy spreading and closing. Total of five colors to choose from: Gold, Silver, White, Black and Translucent. Very easy to open in seconds. The kit includes a carrying case for convenient storage and travel.This reflector fits any standard reflector holders. Specification:Shape: Round Reflector Size Open: 32 (80 cm). Surface Color: Gold, Silver, White, Black and Translucent Package Includes:1x 5-in-1 Round Reflector 1x Zipper round carrying case Color Function Example Gold side Make soft and warm tone. Decrease the exposal from background to foreground Produce a more natural effect when backlighting. For sunset, portraits and any desired photo under the soft and warm background. Silver side Make cold tone and a more bright effect. Provide a sharp contrast light. Highlight the Fine surface texture and improve color saturation. Under the cloudy sky, its better than the white side. For still life, video, product shots and B&W photography.Tips: When the light comes from the head, you can put the Silver side under the face so that you can catch the light reflected to the face and get the perfect effect. White side Make a very soft and natural effect. Provide light to reduce shadow. Good to reduce shadow like the window lighting indoors and outdoors for portraits and so on. Black side Absorb unwanted light. For reducing the head light under the sharp sunshine outdoors, excellent for portraiture.Tips: Put the Black side on the head, it can make the eyes more normal and soft under the sharp sunshine. Translucent side For Shoot Through position photograph. Trail off the sharp light to make the light more soft and reduce the light and shade contrast. Excellent for outdoor portraits or whenever softer light

42 110cm 5 in 1 Round Collapsible Reflector Disc Set $28.28 5-in-1 Portable Round Reflector It is a perfect assistant to produce excellent photo for cameraman and any other people who love photography. It’s made from high quality Korean fabric. Durable and flexible steel spring frame insures easy spreading and closing. Total of five colors to choose from: Gold, Silver, White, Black and Translucent. Very easy to open in seconds. The kit includes a carrying case for convenient storage and travel.This reflector fits any standard reflector holders. Specification:Shape: Round Reflector Size Open: 42 (107 cm). Surface Color: Gold, Silver, White, Black and Translucent Package Includes:1x 5-in-1 Round Reflector 1x Zipper round carrying case Color Function Example Gold side Make soft and warm tone. Decrease the exposal from background to foreground Produce a more natural effect when backlighting. For sunset, portraits and any desired photo under the soft and warm background. Silver side Make cold tone and a more bright effect. Provide a sharp contrast light. Highlight the Fine surface texture and improve color saturation. Under the cloudy sky, its better than the white side. For still life, video, product shots and B&W photography.Tips: When the light comes from the head, you can put the Silver side under the face so that you can catch the light reflected to the face and get the perfect effect. White side Make a very soft and natural effect. Provide light to reduce shadow. Good to reduce shadow like the window lighting indoors and outdoors for portraits and so on. Black side Absorb unwanted light. For reducing the head light under the sharp sunshine outdoors, excellent for portraiture.Tips: Put the Black side on the head, it can make the eyes more normal and soft under the sharp sunshine. Translucent side For Shoot Through position photograph. Trail off the sharp light to make the light more soft and reduce the light and shade contrast. Excellent for outdoor portraits or whenever softer light

5-in-1 Round Shape Studio Equipment Collapsible Reflector $39.39 5-in-1 Round Shape Studio Equipment Collapsible Reflector is made of special material, round shape design make the Reflector more convenient. Total 5 colors to choose from: Gold, Silver, White, Black and Translucent. Gold, for major enhancement of the shadow area, and enhance the skin tone to become more natural. Translucent, translucent disc can be used in a shoot through position to create soft, diffusing and wrapping light, excellent for portraiture, perfect for opened area photography. Black, for blacking unwanted light source, to alter the contrast of an object. Also, it can be used as a black backdrop for headshot. White, the white side of the disc produces a very soft, almost shadowless reflected light. Silver, for major enhancement of the shadow area, generally creating high contrast images.

52mm Soft Focus Effect Diffuser Lens Filter For 52mm Lens Camera $4.92 This Optical Diffuser provides a minimum of diffusion and is most commonly used in portraiture.It can also be used in landscape photography. The diffuser has very little effect on the sharpness of the image.It merely diffuses highlights, reducing contrast and can creates a soft halo around the highlights. It is also ideal for creating a hint of softness or blurred contours. As such, diffusers can be used to soften a landscape, or soften skin texture in a portrait to hide minor flaws, giving a gentle, flattering effect.Specifications:Optical Diffuser 52mm, Double Threaded Filter.Material: High-quality Plexiglas .Size: 52mm.Package Contents:1 x 52mm Soft Filter.

55mm Soft Focus Effect Diffuser Lens Filter For 55mm Lens Camera $5.03 Soft focus effects are comm on in fashion and advertising images. In certain circumstances a soft focus treatment of a landscape can enhance the mood of an image by creating a soft glowing atmosphere and can be particularly effective for backlit subjects. Soft focus is not the same as out of focus and is not about degrading the image but rather about subtly changing the image to convey a desired interpretation to the viewer. The key to a success Ful soft focus image is to maintain a sharp rendition of the subject while adding a supplementary softer image. Traditionally with film this is achieved by use of patterned glass or plastic filters by stretching a fine mesh over the lens or less controllably by breathing on the lens. These methods all work by allowing most of the light entering the lens to pass straight to the film while diffracting a s Mall amount of light to give the desired effect. Of course this means that the decision to use a soft focus effect must be taken at the time the photograph is taken; with digital manipulation we have the luxury to apply a soft focus interpretation at any time and to have much greater control than is possible using filtration with film. This Optical Diffuser provides a minimum of diffusion and is most comm only used in portraiture; however it can also be used in landscape photography. The diffuser has very little effect on the sharpness of the image. It merely diffuses highlights reducing contrast and can creates a soft halo around the highlights. It is also ideal for creating a hint of soft Ness or blurred contours. As such diffusers can be used to soften a landscape or soften skin texture in a portrait to hide minor flaws giving a gentle flattering effect. Specifications: Optical Diffuser 55mm Double Threaded Filter. Material: High-quality PlexiglasSize: 55mm

58mm Soft Focus Effect Diffuser Lens Filter 58 mm $5.17 Soft focus effects are comm on in fashion and advertising images. In certain circumstances a soft focus treatment of a landscape can enhance the mood of an image by creating a soft glowing atmosphere and can be particularly effective for backlit subjects. Soft focus is not the same as out of focus and is not about degrading the image but rather about subtly changing the image to convey a desired interpretation to the viewer. The key to a success Ful soft focus image is to maintain a sharp rendition of the subject while adding a supplementary softer image. Traditionally with film this is achieved by use of patterned glass or plastic filters by stretching a fine mesh over the lens or less controllably by breathing on the lens. These methods all work by allowing most of the light entering the lens to pass straight to the film while diffracting a s Mall amount of light to give the desired effect. Of course this means that the decision to use a soft focus effect must be taken at the time the photograph is taken; with digital manipulation we have the luxury to apply a soft focus interpretation at any time and to have much greater control than is possible using filtration with film. This Optical Diffuser provides a minimum of diffusion and is most comm only used in portraiture; however it can also be used in landscape photography. The diffuser has very little effect on the sharpness of the image. It merely diffuses highlights reducing contrast and can creates a soft halo around the highlights. It is also ideal for creating a hint of soft Ness or blurred contours. As such diffusers can be used to soften a landscape or soften skin texture in a portrait to hide minor flaws giving a gentle flattering effect. See the pictures below for comparative shots with and without the use of this filter. The Soft Filter we offer is double thread with 52mm 55mm 67mm and 72mm or Lens of 52mm 55mm 67mm and 72mm in our shop. We recomm end you to choose the suitable ones for your camera

A Century Of African american Art $29.95 The Paul R. Jones Collection is one of the oldest, largest, and most comprehensive holdings of African American art in the world. Jones, who was named by Art and Antiques as one of the top one hundred collectors in the country, began buying paintings, prints, photographs, and sculpture four decades ago and has now amassed over fifteen hundred works, many of them by well-known artists. Among the sixty-six represented in A Century of African American Art are Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, Henry Osawa Tanner, James Van Der Zee, Carrie Mae Weems, and Hale Woodruff. Lavishly illustrated with over one hundred color photographs, this book provides an important resource for the study of the works included in the Jones collection, the artists who created them, as well as the social and historical contexts that engendered them. The volume brings together ten essays, which examine four issues in American art: portraiture and realism in relation to abstract expressionism, the implications of color, the role of narrative, and the concept of multiple originals. Each essay makes the intentional effort to de-race African American art–not to strip the work of its idiomatic cultural footing, but rather to situate it within the larger picture of the nation’s history and cultural traditions. Reflecting the diversity of the collection itself, the contributors come from wide-ranging fields including American art, African American art, African art, art conservation, color theory, photography, and sociology. Together, the eclectic selections make a major contribution to recontextualizing African American scholarship in the broadest sense, while also providing important insights into theJones collection.

A History and Handbook of Photography $39.95 Scottish photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) is renowned for his pioneering book Street Life in London, widely regarded as a classic of social documentary and as laying the foundations for today’s photojournalism. In a career which also included a series of outstanding photographic portfolios – shot in challenging conditions – documenting life, landscape and architecture in the Far East, followed by a successful studio portraiture business in London, Thomson also took time to translate and edit this edition of Gaston Tissandier’s book. First published in 1876, it became a standard reference work of the period, and blends a concise and highly readable history of the invention and development of photography with a uniquely readable account of late 19th century photographic practice, at a time when the making of a single new image could be measured in hours rather than seconds. A History and Handbook of Photography is a classic text providing a detailed and accessible insight into the thinking and working of photographers of the period.

A History and Handbook of Photography $99.68 New – Scottish photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) is renowned for his pioneering book Street Life in London, widely regarded as a classic of social documentary and as laying the foundations for today’s photojournalism. In a career which also included a series of outstanding photographic portfolios – shot in challenging conditions – documenting life, landscape and architecture in the Far East, followed by a successful studio portraiture business in London, Thomson also took time to translate a

A History and Handbook of Photography $44.86 New – Scottish photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) is renowned for his pioneering book Street Life in London, widely regarded as a classic of social documentary and as laying the foundations for today’s photojournalism. In a career which also included a series of outstanding photographic portfolios – shot in challenging conditions – documenting life, landscape and architecture in the Far East, followed by a successful studio portraiture business in London, Thomson also took time to translate a

A History and Handbook of Photography $89.95 Scottish photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) is renowned for his pioneering book Street Life in London, widely regarded as a classic of social documentary and as laying the foundations for today’s photojournalism. In a career which also included a series of outstanding photographic portfolios – shot in challenging conditions – documenting life, landscape and architecture in the Far East, followed by a successful studio portraiture business in London, Thomson also took time to translate and edit this edition of Gaston Tissandier’s book. First published in 1876, it became a standard reference work of the period, and blends a concise and highly readable history of the invention and development of photography with a uniquely readable account of late 19th century photographic practice, at a time when the making of a single new image could be measured in hours rather than seconds. A History and Handbook of Photography is a classic text providing a detailed and accessible insight into the thinking and working of photographers of the period.

A Pony in the Picture: Vintage Portraits of Children and Ponies $14.95 Children everywhere have always loved ponies. Those lucky enough to grow up with horses invariably recall them as the keepers of their happiest childhood memories. But for most, a brief ride on a rented pony was the closest they would ever get to a horse of their own. A PONY IN THE PICTURE is an endearing collection of antique and vintage photographs of children posing proudly with ponies and horses, often taken by itinerant photographers who traveled the countryside, suburbs, and cities. Each image captures a moment in time when it seems that all it took for a child to attain sheer joy was the patient presence of a shaggy Shetland pony and a borrowed cowboy hat.  A sweetly evocative collection of 120 photographic portraits of children and ponies, spanning 1880 to 1990. Chronicles the use of ponies as "props" in children's portraiture, and documents the development of photography and the popularity of keepsake photos over more than a century. All the photographs were taken in the United States and Canada, with striking exceptions from Burma, Buenos Aires, and Great Britain. A perfect gift for horse lovers and vintage photography collectors.  

A Staggering Revolution $85.71 During the 1930s, the world of photography was unsettled, exciting, and boisterous. John Raeburn’s A Staggering Revolution recreates the energy of the era by surveying photography’s rich variety of innovation, exploring the aesthetic and cultural achievements of its leading figures, and mapping the paths their pictures blazed into the public’s imagination. While other studies of thirties photography have concentrated on the documentary work of the Farm Security Administration (FSA), no previous book has considered it alongside so many of the decade’s other important photographic projects. A Staggering Revolution includes individual chapters on Edward Steichen’s celebrity portraiture; Berenice Abbott’s Changing New York project; the Photo League’s ethnography of Harlem; and Edward Weston’s western landscapes, made under the auspices of the first Guggenheim Fellowship awarded to a photographer. It also examines Margaret Bourke-White’s industrial and documentary pictures, the collective undertakings by California’s Group f.64, and the fashion magazine specialists, as well as the activities of the FSA and the Photo League. Raeburn’s expansive study explains how the democratic atmosphere of thirties photography nourished innovation and encouraged new heights of artistic achievement. It also produced the circumstances that permitted artful photography to become such a thriving public enterprise during the decade. A Staggering Revolution offers an illuminating analysis of the sociology of photography’s art world and its galleries and exhibitions, but also demonstrates the importance of the novel venues created by impresarios and others that proved essential to photography’s extraordinarydissemination. These new channels, including camera magazines and annuals, volumes of pictures enhanced by text, and omnibus exhibitions in unconventional spaces, greatly expanded photography’s cultural visibility. They also made its enthusiastic audience larger and more heterogeneous than

A Staggering Revolution $38.63 During the 1930s, the world of photography was unsettled, exciting, and boisterous. John Raeburn’s A Staggering Revolution recreates the energy of the era by surveying photography’s rich variety of innovation, exploring the aesthetic and cultural achievements of its leading figures, and mapping the paths their pictures blazed into the public’s imagination. While other studies of thirties photography have concentrated on the documentary work of the Farm Security Administration (FSA), no previous book has considered it alongside so many of the decade’s other important photographic projects. A Staggering Revolution includes individual chapters on Edward Steichen’s celebrity portraiture; Berenice Abbott’s Changing New York project; the Photo League’s ethnography of Harlem; and Edward Weston’s western landscapes, made under the auspices of the first Guggenheim Fellowship awarded to a photographer. It also examines Margaret Bourke-White’s industrial and documentary pictures, the collective undertakings by California’s Group f.64, and the fashion magazine specialists, as well as the activities of the FSA and the Photo League. Raeburn’s expansive study explains how the democratic atmosphere of thirties photography nourished innovation and encouraged new heights of artistic achievement. It also produced the circumstances that permitted artful photography to become such a thriving public enterprise during the decade. A Staggering Revolution offers an illuminating analysis of the sociology of photography’s art world and its galleries and exhibitions, but also demonstrates the importance of the novel venues created by impresarios and others that proved essential to photography’s extraordinarydissemination. These new channels, including camera magazines and annuals, volumes of pictures enhanced by text, and omnibus exhibitions in unconventional spaces, greatly expanded photography’s cultural visibility. They also made its enthusiastic audience larger and more heterogeneous than

A User’s Guide to the View Camera $2.39 Used – For courses in Large-Format Photography, Zone System, Studio Lighting, Portraiture, Commercial or Industrial Photography, or any advanced course in professional or artistic photography. This book introduces photographers to the use of any camera with large-format film and to the operation of any camera with a separately adjustable back or front. Written in an accessible yet practical style, the text clearly presents the subject matter through captions, vivid drawings, illustrative photog

A User’s Guide to the View Camera $141.19 New – For courses in Large-Format Photography, Zone System, Studio Lighting, Portraiture, Commercial or Industrial Photography, or any advanced course in professional or artistic photography. This book introduces photographers to the use of any camera with large-format film and to the operation of any camera with a separately adjustable back or front. Written in an accessible yet practical style, the text clearly presents the subject matter through captions, vivid drawings, illustrative photogr

A User’s Guide to the View Camera $50.83 Used – For courses in Large-Format Photography, Zone System, Studio Lighting, Portraiture, Commercial or Industrial Photography, or any advanced course in professional or artistic photography. This book introduces photographers to the use of any camera with large-format film and to the operation of any camera with a separately adjustable back or front. Written in an accessible yet practical style, the text clearly presents the subject matter through captions, vivid drawings, illustrative photog

A User’s Guide to the View Camera $115 New – For courses in Large-Format Photography, Zone System, Studio Lighting, Portraiture, Commercial or Industrial Photography, or any advanced course in professional or artistic photography. This book introduces photographers to the use of any camera with large-format film and to the operation of any camera with a separately adjustable back or front. Written in an accessible yet practical style, the text clearly presents the subject matter through captions, vivid drawings, illustrative photogr